Name: Jason
Location: East Village, Chicago
Size & Type: 500 sq. ft. studio
Favorite resource: In the 'hood? Gotta be Sprout - great home store. Out in the 'burbs? The Kane County Flea Market - you wouldn't believe all the crazy sh*t you can find on the cheap out there. Online? The American Poster Institute links to tons of brilliant artists.
Pitch: I put my passions on display. I love travelling and quality brew, so my kitchen has a giant japan-centric world map and shadowboxes displaying 600+ unique bottlecaps from beer I've had all over the globe. I admire the power of language, so my bathroom has an SAT vocab shower curtain, photos of literary idols, and a paint pen for visitors to graffiti with.







The bird on the wall is really cool!
view Laura's profile
love that orange! .. and the supergraphic of the bird. people need more supergraphics on their walls...
view bl@ckd0g's profile
I love your supergraphic, and also love the description of your bathroom! I have a dry erase board in my bathroom for friends to decorate and think a paint pen would be stellar. Also love the SAT words curtain idea (wish I could see how it played out) and also the idea of changing posters for the bands/music you love.
view jen6776's profile
Lots of cool elements, but the overall impression is too busy for my liking.
Perhaps some more closed storage would take away some of the clutter, allowing your uniquer finds to take center stage.
view phaedrus's profile
Your pitch sounds really cool but I don't see the elements you mention in the pictures. I wish you had posted pictures of the kitchen and bathroom with what you've done instead of the less exiting living room.
view Azar's profile
I *REALLY* need to know about the bird. Wow.
view tequila red's profile
Such great things going on here with color and art... and the hummingbird is such a unique touch. Ultimately the apartment just needs some more interesting furnishings.
view Derek's profile
Does anyone know where I can get supergraphics for my wall?
view Ducati1978's profile
hey i have those ikea blinds! weren't they a PITA to assemble?
view greengelato's profile
Your place has so much personality, but it's not overwhelming - you've accomplished something tough for a small space. All pictures seem very cohesive. Great work!
view Manny's profile
I heart SuperSweet Feeds! And the Jay Ryan poster with the whale. Plus your dog is super adorable.
view CozyD's profile
Knowing Jason, I can say with really high confidence that his apartment looks like his hair.
Meaning...
> A bit out of control.
> Borders on bizarre.
> Brown(ish).
> Usually pretty clean.
> If you take the time to inspect the nuances you'll likely wind up staring in awe-struck wonder for hours on end.
view theParanoids's profile
This is one of those entries that I really wish was a House Tour as opposed to a three-picture-smattering.
Attention A*T editors: PLEASE "HOUSE TOUR" JASON'S PLACE
view Iron Horse's profile
I like the hummingbird. My dog likes your dog.
view Tollie's profile
I also wish you had shown all the cool stuff mentioned in your discription. The bathroom sounds especialy interesting
view Xeno's profile
The bird is brilliant, as is the giant poster. I would have liked to see pictures of what you've done to display your passions.
view stringy's profile
Too many colours, not harmonius. Cluttered, too
view maja's profile
Hope you win so you can buy more books- looks like you could use a couple more :)
view B&S-B!tches!'s profile
Bark! This place is great. Having been in it though, I'm surprised there was no mention of a Sega Genisis.... That would have put this apartment over the top!
view Kent Puppy's profile
i wanna thank everyone for the great comments - and the voting masses willing, i'll post photos of the other rooms/views in another round.
but for everyone digging the ginormous hummingbird, it was crazy easy to do. i bought a stencil from stencil1.com, rigged up a desk lamp to cast the stencil's shadow on the wall, and then traced it with pencil. with a $2 paint brush and a tiny can of normal house paint, you get that lovely avian addition to the studio.
view jdsommer's profile
Where is that bedding from?
view Rory's profile
thanks for the how to Jason!
view sanna's profile
Thanks for sharing the stenciling wisdom. Your shocking tangerine wall is electrifying! I want to come over and graffitti your walls.
view burntsienna's profile
believe it or not, that bedding is from target. the whole thing - duvet, set of sheets, and shams - cost me something like $60.
view jdsommer's profile
that bird scares the beejus outta me!
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